H9001–/וַ–v

And I have brought in the wicked of the nations, And they have possessed their houses, And I have caused to cease the excellency of the strong, And polluted have been those sanctifying them.

וְהֵֽבֵאתִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרְשׁ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִחֲל֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Destruction hath come, And they have sought peace, and there is none.

וּבִקְשׁ֥וּ (וּ) u. “and”

Mischief on mischief cometh, and report is on report, And they have sought a vision from a prophet, And law doth perish from the priest, And counsel from the elders,

וּבִקְשׁ֤וּ (וּ) u. “and”

The king doth become a mourner, And a prince putteth on desolation, And the hands of the people of the land are troubled, From their own way I deal with them, And with their own judgments I judge them, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah!'

וְיָדְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, in the sixth year, in the sixth `month', in the fifth of the month, I am sitting in my house, and elders of Judah are sitting before me, and fall on me there doth a hand of the Lord Jehovah,

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּפֹּ֤ל (וַ) va. “and”

and I look, and lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire, from the appearance of His loins and downward -- fire, and from His loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of copper.

וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה (וָ) va. “and”

And He putteth forth a form of a hand, and taketh me by a lock of my head, and lift me up doth a spirit between the earth and the heavens, and it bringeth me in to Jerusalem in visions of God, unto the opening of the inner gate that is facing the north, where `is' the seat of the figure of jealousy that is making jealous,

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִי (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשָּׂ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבֵא֩ (וַ) va. “and”

And He saith unto me, `Son of man, lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes the way of the north.' And I lift up mine eyes the way of the north, and lo, on the north of the gate of the altar this figure of jealousy, at the entrance.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֶשָּׂ֤א (וָ) va. “and”

And He saith unto me, `Son of man, art thou seeing what they are doing? the great abominations that the house of Israel are doing here, to keep far off from My sanctuary; and again thou dost turn, thou dost see great abominations.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And He bringeth me in unto an opening of the court, and I look, and lo, a hole in the wall;

וַיָּבֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה (וָ) va. “and”

and He saith unto me, `Son of man, dig, I pray thee, through the wall;' and I dig through the wall, and lo, an opening.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֶחְתֹּ֣ר (וָ) va. “and”

And He saith to me, `Go in, and see the evil abominations that they are doing here.'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And I go in, and look, and lo, every form of creeping thing, and detestable beast -- and all the Idols of the house of Israel -- graved on the wall, all round about,

וָאָבוֹא֮ (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶרְאֶה֒ (וָֽ) va. “and”

And He saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man, that which elders of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, each in the inner chambers of his imagery, for they are saying, Jehovah is not seeing us, Jehovah hath forsaken the land?'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And He saith unto me, `Again thou dost turn, thou dost see great abominations that they are doing.'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And He bringeth me in unto the opening of the gate of the house of Jehovah that `is' at the north, and lo, there the women are sitting weeping for Tammuz.

וַיָּבֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And He saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man? again thou dost turn, thou dost see greater abominations than these.'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And He bringeth me in unto the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and lo, at the opening of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, about twenty-five men, their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces eastward, and they are bowing themselves eastward to the sun.

וַיָּבֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And He saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man? hath it been a light thing to the house of Judah to do the abomination that they have done here, that they have filled the land with violence, and turn back to provoke Me to anger? and lo, they are putting forth the branch unto their nose!

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And I also deal in fury, Mine eye doth not pity, nor do I spare, and they have cried in Mine ears -- a loud voice -- and I do not hear them.'

וְקָרְא֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And He crieth in mine ears -- a loud voice -- saying, `Drawn near have inspectors of the city, and each his destroying weapon in his hand.'

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And lo, six men are coming from the way of the upper gate, that is facing the north, and each his slaughter-weapon in his hand, and one man in their midst is clothed with linen, and a scribe's inkhorn at his loins, and they come in, and stand near the brazen altar.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the honour of the God of Israel hath gone up from off the cherub, on which it hath been, unto the threshold of the house.

וַיִּקְרָ֗א (וַ) va “and”

And He calleth unto the man who is clothed with linen, who hath the scribe's inkhorn at his loins, and Jehovah saith unto him, `Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Jerusalem, and thou hast made a mark on the foreheads of the men who are sighing and who are groaning for all the abominations that are done in its midst.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִתְוִ֨יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

aged, young man, and virgin, and infant, and women, ye do slay -- to destruction; and against any man on whom `is' the mark ye do not go nigh, and from My sanctuary ye begin.'

וַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”